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Études d’histoire religieuse
Religion / Bible
Work Summary
Études d’histoire religieuse by Ernest Renan is a collection of historical and critical essays on Christianity and religious history. Renan examines religious beliefs, texts and institutions through historical scholarship rather than confessional theology, considering the development of Christianity within broader intellectual and cultural history.
Evidence Summary
The work remained part of the intellectual background he recalled in 1885.
Documents religious-historical reading; no visual influence inferred.
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Author / Source
Ernest Renan
Work
Études d’histoire religieuse
Years / Period
early 1875
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early 1875 — Letters 30/33; confirmed in note to Letter 493
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The scholarly edition states that Van Gogh had read Études d’histoire religieuse at the beginning of 1875.
Response: The work remained part of the intellectual background he recalled in 1885.
Connection: Documents religious-historical reading; no visual influence inferred.
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